ouch....

[Jene]

been out on my bike, and managed to fall off again, screwed my bike....and most of the left side of my body but...esp my wrist, have looked on the web but cant see much useful info, has ne1 ever done nethin similar...i think i must of put my weight onto my hand as i fell, the hand i fell on is darker in colour than the other, is swollen on the top, and hurts alot when any pressure is put on the bottom (palm side down), my hand in general is pretty numb and wont move much up or down....
is this just bruising? theres no chance it'll of broken? or am i better off just gng to the docters?

[bedders]

without having an ounce of medical knowledge I would say go to the doctors.

[Stodgetta]

Jene, sod the doctor - get down to the Maelor where they can do something about it!

PS I am a doctor!

[J.Tullster]

Nopesport's great and that...
But do you not think it would be better going to the doctor rather than waiting for a few peoples finest guesses about what's wrong

[Jene]

lol, im not...im jus saying, falling on your hand is pretty common.....so those symtoms mite be as well.....cant b bothered gng down the doctors cos it'll probs be nuthing but i thought i may as well check what ppl thought on here 1st....b4 thinking bout getting an appointment cos most of the time doctors are hopeless......last one told me 2 rest my ankle for 4 weeks.....well i couldnt miss that much training so i ignored him...n 2 weeks l8r my ankles fine so i dont really go to them for sports injuries....

[PeterG]

I fell off my bike onto my right hand a couple of years ago. There was no swelling but it hurt a lot to move it (pretty much the same movement issues as you have). The doctor said I had a hairline fracture in my wrist so I had to have a cast on my arm for about a month. I'd reccommend seeing a doctor.

[distracted]

whatever you've done to it, make it cold to get the swelling down - put some ice, bag of peas or similar on it. I wouldn't classify that sort of thing as a "sports injury", so doctor is best bet especially if it's very painful.

[brooner]

....last one told me 2 rest my ankle for 4 weeks.....well i couldnt miss that much training so i ignored him...n 2 weeks l8r my ankles fine so i dont really go to them for sports injuries....

ankle's still screwed

obviously

[PorkyFatBoy]

Sounds to me like broken scaphoid bone. Get down to A&E and get it x-rayed. If you hold your hand palm downwards, spread you fingers and raise your thumb upwards. The scaphoid is in the bone inside the thumb tendon. Push here, and if you scream, it's broken. It can take a long time for the pain to get unbearable. I once broke mine at 8am and thought I'd only jarred it. I cycled to work and only went to A&E when it was really painful - about 8pm.

Get them to put a light weight water-resistant cast so you can still train.

[Jene]

ok.....im going in the morning

[PorkyFatBoy]

Have some good pain killers then - hope it's nothing too serious

[PorkyFatBoy]

Was trying not to worry Jene too much - but mine was in plaster for six weeks and then had to be set in a different position for a further six weeks.

[Jene]

lol, jus been to the hospital...3 hours, arghhh
but...there doesn't appear to be a break at the moment, its in a splint, is still a lovely colour and i have an x-ray on friday morning to check there arent any cracks cos apparently they wont show cos of growth lines or something...but still, looks hopeful

and im getting the hang on one handed typing now...lol